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Tue, May 20th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
3 Cape Town startups earn funding at Sparkup! event
Three Cape Town startups earned funding worth more than ZAR1 million (US$96,000) at the Sparkup! pitching event ahead of tomorrow’s Net Prophet conference. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 17:30 · Tom Jackson
Zapacab set to close
South African taxi hailing service Zapacab is set to close if no buyer can be found for the startup. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
WISPs focusing on unlicenced spectrum in SA
Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) in South Africa are increasingly operating in the unlicenced spectrum space due to the costs involved in operating in licenced spaces, according to Nick Ehrke, sales director for Southern Africa at wireless telecommunications company Radwin. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
KejaHunt uses IT to assist in househunting
Kenyan startup KejaHunt is using geo-location technology and social media intergration to ease the process of finding a house or a roommate, reporting 120 success stories since it launched at the end of February. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
NCC to issue 2 broadband InfraCo licences by September
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced it will be issuing two licenses to regional infrastructure companies (InfraCos) to provide fibre infrastructure for broadband internet access across the country. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
M&G launches African digital news platform
South African newspaper the Mail & Guardian (M&G) has launched an African digital news platform which the aim of delivering news and information to those within and outside the continent via mobile. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
“When” not “if” for e-toll failure – OUTA
The controversial e-tolling policy in South Africa’s Gauteng province will fail, it is just a question of when, according to Wayne Duvenage, chairperson of the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA). → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 14:30 · Tom Jackson
Kaspersky launches FriendOrFoe Facebook app
Kaspersky Lab has launched its free FriendOrFoe app for Facebook, which allows users to assess how “valuable” their friends are and see what others think of them. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
SIM card leads Kenyan police to terror suspect
A teenager has allegedly confessed to planting explosives in a public service vehicle that exploded on Nairobi’s Thika highway earlier this month, killing three people, after a SIM card registered in his father’s name was found at the scene of the attack. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
SA can increase GDP by $5bn with 10% broadband growth
Increasing South Africa’s internet penetration by 10 per cent could raise the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by over US$5 billion, according to Paul Feenan, director of government services at Avanti Communications Group. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan MVNOs boost competition, spectrum efficiency – analyst
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) decision to issue three mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licences will boost competition and lead to greater spectrum efficiency in the country, according to Danson Njue, research analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 12:30 · Tom Jackson
The Founders Hive bringing advisory services to African startups
Europe-based, African-run firm The Founders Hive is expanding its operations in Africa, bringing advisory services to startups as the company moves towards profitability by the end of the year. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Joburg suburb issues FTTH tender
Residents of the Johannesburg suburb of Parkhurst have issued a tender for the provision of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services in the neighbourhood to telecom companies. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom to terminate postpaid tariffs
Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom is set to terminate two of its postpaid tariffs due to their lack of profitability, affecting 14,000 subscribers. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
50 African countries will miss digital migration deadline – consultant
Fifty African countries will not meet the June 2015 deadline for digital migration, according to Russell Southwood, chief executive officer (CEO) of United Kingdom (UK)-based telecoms consultancy firm Balancing Act. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 10:30 · Paul Adepoju
Fostering tech entrepreneurship focus of EduNet 2014 conference
The EduNet 2014 conference kicks off today under the theme of fostering technology entrepreneurship in Nigerian universities. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Somtel, Alcatel-Lucent partner for Somali LTE deployment
Somtel Telecommunications and Alcatel-Lucent have announced a partnership to deploy an LTE network in Somalia, offering Somtel customers faster data speeds. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Lower MTRs in SA just one step towards cheaper communication – analyst
Lowering mobile termination rates (MTRs) is only one factor in reducing the cost to communicate in South Africa, which may remain high unless operators are forced to implement certain tariff levels. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Humanitarian smartcards launched in DRC
Global development organisation Mercy Corps has partnered electronic money issuer sQuid to provide contactless smartcards to households in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through which money can be distributed for use at local merchants. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya to host first social media bootcamp
Kenya’s United States International University (USIU) Africa has partnered GlobeTrack International partner to host the country’s first Digital Media Bootcamp. → Read more
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